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troop presence in afghanistan and the security of that country, hamid karzai having lunch with president obama this hour. the two leaders hold a news conference in the next hour. president karzai's visit will help determine how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after the drawdown in 2014. chris lawrence joins us. the white house floated the idea of a zero option, if you like, leaving no troops behind in afghanistan. what's the pentagon think of that and a lot of these people say that really complaint hean'. >> i would say at this point everything is probably still on the table, but you're right, that number zero definitely raise some had eyebrows inside the pentagon. in fact during a press conference yesterday, leon panetta said the stronger position that we take about staying committed and staying in afghanistan, you know, that's how we're going to ultimately get a political reconciliation. in other words, he felt that signaling that the u.s. may pull out all of its troops would weaken the negotiating position about those negotiations with the taliban ever got started again. n
troop presence in afghanistan and the security of that country, hamid karzai having lunch with president obama this hour. the two leaders hold a news conference in the next hour. president karzai's visit will help determine how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after the drawdown in 2014. chris lawrence joins us. the white house floated the idea of a zero option, if you like, leaving no troops behind in afghanistan. what's the pentagon think of that and a lot of these people say that...
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can i just start with hamid karzai. before we went to the presser, i mean, if there's a more colorful character in international relations, it's not a long list of those who surpass him. s we've imposed corruption on afghanistan in the past, the day after the benghazi attack that took the life of our ambassador and three others, he condemned the abhorrance of the anti-islam film and reportedly a manic depressive admitted to accepting 2 million in cash a year from iran and support pack if there was a conflict between pakistan at united states and now comes out and says, thanks for all the help. thanks to the u.s. military and he supports the president's decision to make us have more of a supporting role now. your take on what we just witnessed? >> well, i think the president was laying the groundwork and said as much to accelerate the departure of american troops and to reduce their role ahead of the schedule than we actually thought. there was an interesting divergence between what the president said and what president
can i just start with hamid karzai. before we went to the presser, i mean, if there's a more colorful character in international relations, it's not a long list of those who surpass him. s we've imposed corruption on afghanistan in the past, the day after the benghazi attack that took the life of our ambassador and three others, he condemned the abhorrance of the anti-islam film and reportedly a manic depressive admitted to accepting 2 million in cash a year from iran and support pack if there...
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hamid karzai is supposed to step down in about 15 months. i think he will. but there is a big question about who is going to replace him, how much he will try to influence that process, how legitimate the process will wind up being, whether we get somebody who is as good as he is, better or worse. i think those will be huge questions. the international community has at least some role and support in those elections. i stheu we have to tal think we have to talk about that too. jenna: you brought up important things including pakistan. i'd i'd like to focus on that briefly if we could. we have to think about the geography of pakistan, the safe havens that are in pakistan and how that is truly the problem when we look at terrorist threats to our country. geographically it's tough to reach those regions and we have a lot of headlines that talk about drone attacks there. one other article today suggests that we need troops on the ground and we need bases in afghanistan because we need to get to some of these other areas that will remain a problem, in these tribal
hamid karzai is supposed to step down in about 15 months. i think he will. but there is a big question about who is going to replace him, how much he will try to influence that process, how legitimate the process will wind up being, whether we get somebody who is as good as he is, better or worse. i think those will be huge questions. the international community has at least some role and support in those elections. i stheu we have to tal think we have to talk about that too. jenna: you brought...
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we'll bring you president obama and hamid karzai's joint news conference live. wolf blitzer will anchor our special coverage that starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> also this morning, at the white house, joe biden is racing the clock and the tuesday deadline to suggest ways of curbing gun violence. today, the vice president meets with members of the video game industry, those violent fantasy games always enter the discussion when young men carry out mass shootings like the one at sandy hook elementary school and the one at the colorado movie theater in aurora. the nation's largest gun lobby, the nra, though, is angry and apparently backing away from the conversation on gun control. it met with vice president joe biden yesterday and it says the white house isn't really interested in a dialogue. >> going into this meeting what the president's position on so-called assault weapons ban is, theame position he's taken for years. these are not new positions. the vice president had said we do this with an open mind, but at the meeting he said, no, we've already made up ou
we'll bring you president obama and hamid karzai's joint news conference live. wolf blitzer will anchor our special coverage that starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> also this morning, at the white house, joe biden is racing the clock and the tuesday deadline to suggest ways of curbing gun violence. today, the vice president meets with members of the video game industry, those violent fantasy games always enter the discussion when young men carry out mass shootings like the one at sandy...
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president obama and afghan president hamid karzai announced a somewhat accelerated time line for u.s. troops to transfer control to the afghan forces, initially slated to occur this summer. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting afghan forces. >> reporter: the president delivered a blunt assessment of the mission. for the 66,000 americans who will still provide logistic support, transportation, and air cover. >> that doesn't mean that coalition forces, including u.s. forces, are no longer fighting. they will still be fighting alongside afghan troops. >> reporter: left unsaid today, how many american troops, if any, will remain after 2014? the official end of the combat mission. >> i can't give you a precise number at this point. i'll probably make a separate announcement once i've gotten recommendations from the generals and our commanders. >> reporter: president karzai had signaled he wanted a robust troop presence. today he hedged. >> numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it's the broader
president obama and afghan president hamid karzai announced a somewhat accelerated time line for u.s. troops to transfer control to the afghan forces, initially slated to occur this summer. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting afghan forces. >> reporter: the president delivered a blunt assessment of the mission. for the 66,000 americans who will still provide logistic support, transportation, and air cover. >> that...
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she had an exclusive interview with hamid karzai last month. with a welcome to you. the statements, what do you think it reflects? what's the temperament? is it that the u.s. wants to get out or is there a situation that's better in afghanistan allowing us to leave? >> well, from what i saw with the conversations and the press conference with both president karzai and president obama, it's that america wants to leave and the afghans really do want america to leave. they want to stand on their own two feet. but whether they're ready to stand on their own two feet, that's the question that remains. but that's the question that's not being answered. the afghans are saying yes, it's happened. the americans are saying yes, we believe it's happened, too. but in reality when you're tlont ground it hasn't happened. >> is that a pervasive thought? you're talking about large people higher ups saying one thing. but the reality? are people aware thought has not happened really yet? >> they know. they know what's going on. i think it's more of an i hope it has happened, i want it
she had an exclusive interview with hamid karzai last month. with a welcome to you. the statements, what do you think it reflects? what's the temperament? is it that the u.s. wants to get out or is there a situation that's better in afghanistan allowing us to leave? >> well, from what i saw with the conversations and the press conference with both president karzai and president obama, it's that america wants to leave and the afghans really do want america to leave. they want to stand on...
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karzai work at -- meet at the white house today. >> they will hold a private meeting and lunch before holding a joint press conference this afternoon. u.s. and international forces are scheduled to leave at the end of 2014. president karzai is good to speak at georgetown university this evening. >> 5:07. 41 degrees. >> still ahead, apple wants to hang up rumors it is creating a ch in >> welcome back. 5:10. it is easy to smile on friday when he know what the league -- what the weekend that looks like. >> lots of reasons to smile today. let's focus on the weekend. today unfortunately will be a little bit of an ugly one. we will still be mild. let's take a look at the satellite picture. you can see we had scattered clouds in southern maryland. you will see the moon, the stars, but overall our clouds will stick to route the day. we have a chance of showers throughout the day, especially by the middle of the afternoon. centerville, 36. 40 in germantown. bethesda at 39. 41 degrees in washington d.c. we will make it into the upper 40's and middle 50s today. most cloudy at 9:00. 50 degrees wi
karzai work at -- meet at the white house today. >> they will hold a private meeting and lunch before holding a joint press conference this afternoon. u.s. and international forces are scheduled to leave at the end of 2014. president karzai is good to speak at georgetown university this evening. >> 5:07. 41 degrees. >> still ahead, apple wants to hang up rumors it is creating a ch in >> welcome back. 5:10. it is easy to smile on friday when he know what the league --...
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president obama and afghan president hamid karzai will meet at the white house. they will review the u.s.'s role in afghanistan and 66,000 troops that are still stationed there. the two leaders will speak to the media after the meeting. president obama will not announce any decisions on the next day of troop withdrawals. >> the man accused of carrying out the colorado movie theater massacre will be in court -- in court today for an arraignment. his lawyers say they are not yet ready to enter a plea. he's accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others at a theater in denver -- close to denver last year. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. a california high school will be closed today after a student shot another student who he said bullet him. police said the gunman fired at several other people, but missed before teacher and another staff member talked him into surrendering. the teenager will be charged with attempted murder, but the district attorney will decide if he should be tried as an adult. the debate over guns in america intensifying as vi
president obama and afghan president hamid karzai will meet at the white house. they will review the u.s.'s role in afghanistan and 66,000 troops that are still stationed there. the two leaders will speak to the media after the meeting. president obama will not announce any decisions on the next day of troop withdrawals. >> the man accused of carrying out the colorado movie theater massacre will be in court -- in court today for an arraignment. his lawyers say they are not yet ready to...
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troops from afghanistan with president hamid karzai today. he made the rounds in washington this week including dinner with secretary of state hillary clinton. an afternoon news conference is set after discussions on the future u.s. role in afghanistan. white house officials say the president will not announce any decisions whether any u.s. forces will stay behind after the war formally ends in 2014. >>> don't look now but california is steaming toward a budget surplus maybe for the foreseeable future, too. governor brown released his $145 billion budget yesterday complete with an $851 million surplus. schools are the big winners. k-12 and community colleges get an extra $3 billion. medi-cal gets an extra $350 billion and a billion will go into the rainy day fund. the key is to hold the line now on spending, governor brown says. >> what i think is compassionate, what is good for the state of california, and what we can maintain over time instead of just enjoying a momentary high and then having the hangover many years later. >> the bad news,
troops from afghanistan with president hamid karzai today. he made the rounds in washington this week including dinner with secretary of state hillary clinton. an afternoon news conference is set after discussions on the future u.s. role in afghanistan. white house officials say the president will not announce any decisions whether any u.s. forces will stay behind after the war formally ends in 2014. >>> don't look now but california is steaming toward a budget surplus maybe for the...
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president obama meets with the afghan president hamid karzai. the white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. >>> and a new report on the flu. we now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's the longest war in u.s. history and now we're learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the united states. after meeting with hamid karzai at the white house, the president said the u.s. will probably be able to speed up, to accelerate plan troop withdraws. some americans will remain, presumably, their role, though, potentially becoming clearer. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us. breakdown for us what came out of this meeting. >> reporter: wolf approximate, the main headline is afghan forces taking over control from u.s. forces and that was from president obama and president karzai, that is set to take place in the spring which is a slight acceleratio
president obama meets with the afghan president hamid karzai. the white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. >>> and a new report on the flu. we now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's the longest war in u.s. history and now we're learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the united...
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. >>> president obama, joined by hamid karzai in washington, d.c. on friday, announced they will speed up the transition to afghan forces taking the lead in fighting the taliban. that will happened by this spring. abc's muhammad lila joins us with more from a military base in kabul. good morning, muhammad. >> reporter: good morning, ron. this is one of the bases that will be affected. as the u.s. military continues to wind down its presence here in afghanistan. here's what the announcement means. for the most part, american and afghan soldiers have been fighting the taliban, side-by-side, in the mountains, in the valleys, where the taliban are hiding. that is changing. as of this spring, it's afghan soldiers in the lead. they will be the ones initiating the combat with the taliban. the american soldiers will be here to advise and assist when they are requested to. the big test of all of this will be in the spring. if the afghan army can prove they can take on the taliban without american support, it could mean that the 66,000 american troops that ar
. >>> president obama, joined by hamid karzai in washington, d.c. on friday, announced they will speed up the transition to afghan forces taking the lead in fighting the taliban. that will happened by this spring. abc's muhammad lila joins us with more from a military base in kabul. good morning, muhammad. >> reporter: good morning, ron. this is one of the bases that will be affected. as the u.s. military continues to wind down its presence here in afghanistan. here's what the...
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president obama will sit down with afghan president hamid karzai. the leaders will discuss the u.s.'s role in afghanistan will be. karzai had dinner with secretary of state hillary clinton last night. today the d.c. council will announce whether president obama will have d.c. license plates on his limo during the inauguration. the council passed a resolution earlier this week declaring the president should display the plates that read taxation without representation. they were then called to the white house to discuss that resolution. president clinton used the tags during his second term in office. >>> the pentagon is preparing for billions of dollars in cuts. defense secretary leon panetta is asking his department to brace for the cuts. the defense department will start freezing civilian hiring. it also plans to delay awarding some contracts and holding off on some maintenance. the pentagon is facing nearly a half trillion dollars in cuts over a decade. >>> 6:46 right now. today for the first time, the fallout from that fiscal cliff deal will start to show up in your paychecks. cnb
president obama will sit down with afghan president hamid karzai. the leaders will discuss the u.s.'s role in afghanistan will be. karzai had dinner with secretary of state hillary clinton last night. today the d.c. council will announce whether president obama will have d.c. license plates on his limo during the inauguration. the council passed a resolution earlier this week declaring the president should display the plates that read taxation without representation. they were then called to...
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. >>> the pentagon put on some pomp and circumstance for the afghan president, hamid karzai. he received a full welcome when he arrived last hour. following that, it was time to get down to business on troop levels in afghanistan. the pentagon trying to determine how many troops will remain after the end of combat operations in 2014. defense secretary leon panetta says the u.s. is committed to a secure afghanistan going forward. >> we have sacrificed together. that has created a bond that will not be broken in the future. >> tomorrow the president karzai meets with u.s. president barack obama. that's going to take place at the white house. there has been tension between the two in the past. we'll see how that know it. >>> next hour president obama will nominate his chief of staff to be the next treasury secretary. big job. he want jack lew to replace timothy geithner. lew has been a budget director for president obama and former president clinton. he also has experience with banks. the former chief operating officer for city groi group. he has a wife and two children. ali, go
. >>> the pentagon put on some pomp and circumstance for the afghan president, hamid karzai. he received a full welcome when he arrived last hour. following that, it was time to get down to business on troop levels in afghanistan. the pentagon trying to determine how many troops will remain after the end of combat operations in 2014. defense secretary leon panetta says the u.s. is committed to a secure afghanistan going forward. >> we have sacrificed together. that has created a...
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. >> reporter: -- president obama and afghan president hamid karzai met at the white house on friday and announced an agreement to speed up the handover of combat forces from u.s. to afghan troops, a deadline initially set for this summer, now moved to the spring. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission, training, advising, assisting afghan forces. it will be an historic moment. >> reporter: but the larger question was unanswered, how many of the remaining 66,000 american forces will stay in afghanistan after 2014? the official end of combat operations. >> i can't give you arecise number at this point. i'll probably make a separate announcement once i've gotten recommendations from troops. >> reporter: president karzai didn't weigh in on the numbers. >> numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it's the broader relationship that will make a difference to afghanistan and beyond in the region. >> reporter: the foreign policy announcement caps a week that largely focused on domestic affa affairs. vice president joe biden who is
. >> reporter: -- president obama and afghan president hamid karzai met at the white house on friday and announced an agreement to speed up the handover of combat forces from u.s. to afghan troops, a deadline initially set for this summer, now moved to the spring. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission, training, advising, assisting afghan forces. it will be an historic moment. >> reporter: but the larger question was unanswered, how many of the...
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hamid karzai was a man of strong emotions and loyalties rubbed raw sometimes to cynicism by long years and slowed to trust but chited to relationships. you spent a lot of travel time with him. bottom line, is he doing what he needs to do? >> well, i'm not on the ground to junl the current activities but i think he's doing what he thinks he has to do, and that is navigate a western coalition that is very skeptical of the mission and desirous of pulling out, dealing with a taliban insurgency and then internal politics. so i think if you really look at his challenge, he's walking a tight rope in a stiff wind. just because he doesn't do everything we want doesn't mean he's not doing what he has to do to survive in that world. >> here's what really worries me. after more than a decade of u.s. troops in afghanistan, billions of dollars -- about $100 billion this year in afghanistan, maintaining the u.s. and nato troop presence, u.s. troops basically can't even trust afghan troops to go out on the same combat missions because there's been so many casual ee teas, so many americans killed by su
hamid karzai was a man of strong emotions and loyalties rubbed raw sometimes to cynicism by long years and slowed to trust but chited to relationships. you spent a lot of travel time with him. bottom line, is he doing what he needs to do? >> well, i'm not on the ground to junl the current activities but i think he's doing what he thinks he has to do, and that is navigate a western coalition that is very skeptical of the mission and desirous of pulling out, dealing with a taliban...
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hamid karzai it will be at the white house tomorrow, and we will also hear from him at georgetown tomorrow afternoon, live at 5:30 eastern. coming up tonight, a look at college debt, student loans, and whether college debt might be the next bauble that could impact the economy. we will be joined by marian wang and josh mitchell. while we wait for the news conference to get under way, at 3:00 p.m. eastern, a conversation from this morning's carroll."on reserv host: we continue our focus on immigration, looking at the enforcement of laws. mark krikorian is the executive director of the center for immigration studies. welcome to you. and ali noorani is the director of the national immigration forum. let's talk about how many illegal and legal immigrants are in the country today. guest: altogether roughly 40 million immigrants. that includes naturalized citizens, people with green cards, people who were illegal immigrants, and long-term temporary and reverence, too. out of those 40 million, there are 12 million illegal immigrants. about half skipped the border, about half came in on vises and
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president obama meets with hamid karzai late tomorrow in fact. the attack in benghazi reportedly a driving factor in the ultimate decision in how large of a force to leave behind. john bolton, former ambassador to the u.n. and fox news contributor. welcome back. what do you make of this? how do you put this together? >> i think it has got our priorities backwards. if taliban takes control again in afghanistan, we won't have to worry about protecting drone bases or diplomats because we won't be there at all. and i think this is part of the unreality of the obama administration's approach there. the low troop numbers that they're contemplating, that they will be discussing with president karzai will not be any where near sufficient to accomplish our strategic objective, america's strategic objective which is defeating the taliban. and i think we're --. bill: it is fascinating. i apologize for the interruption how the events in benghazi are now shaping our foreign policy whether this administration wants to admit it or not. >> well that perhaps is t
president obama meets with hamid karzai late tomorrow in fact. the attack in benghazi reportedly a driving factor in the ultimate decision in how large of a force to leave behind. john bolton, former ambassador to the u.n. and fox news contributor. welcome back. what do you make of this? how do you put this together? >> i think it has got our priorities backwards. if taliban takes control again in afghanistan, we won't have to worry about protecting drone bases or diplomats because we...
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president obama will meet with afghan president hamid karzai at house and it will u.s.ss the future of the role and afghanistan. newschannel 8 will have an in- a few report coming up in moments. commuteday morning part is great. on 66, this is what we are finding outside and inside the beltway. you can catch a break outside the teddy roosevelt bridge. we do have an accident in montgomery county which you can get through. redland road but the tow truck is there. good morning, the weekend looks good but today you might want to grab your umbrella. some showers are expected this afternoon, 30 degrees right now so it is a mild start. this shows is the clotting is pushing in and there are very showers trying to develop mostly cloudy today with late day rain, 47-53, and the weekend looks great. at 8:56.l be back ♪ >>> d.j. ms. nix this morning. we need that music this morning. it's a little chilly. before we get to anything else this half hour, we have a special announcement, coming up from robin on monday that everyone is going to want to tune in for. everyone's going to want to hear. that
president obama will meet with afghan president hamid karzai at house and it will u.s.ss the future of the role and afghanistan. newschannel 8 will have an in- a few report coming up in moments. commuteday morning part is great. on 66, this is what we are finding outside and inside the beltway. you can catch a break outside the teddy roosevelt bridge. we do have an accident in montgomery county which you can get through. redland road but the tow truck is there. good morning, the weekend looks...
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some analysts say it could be a negotiating ploy ahead of hamid karzai's visit to washington tomorrow. -- on friday. >>> and the boeing 787 dreamliner flight had to be canceled because of a reported brake problem. this is the third mishap in three days. tuesday, a fuel leak was spotted minutes before takeoff in boston. monday, an electrical fire broke out on yet another 787 that had just landed. >>> take a look at this terrifying scene in australia. a family, including five children, had to race into the water and cling to a dock for hours to escape this massive wildfire that tore through their neighborhood. trapped by a wall of flames. look at that. they treaded in water up to their chins for three hours. >> we saw tornadoes of fire. just coming across towards us. and the next thing we knew, everything was on fire. >> the grandfather eventually found a small boat. thankfully here, you can see everyone made it out okay. record heat fueling wildfires across the country. they hope it subsides today. wildfires in that country, though, no more destructive. >> thank you. >>> we have a big
some analysts say it could be a negotiating ploy ahead of hamid karzai's visit to washington tomorrow. -- on friday. >>> and the boeing 787 dreamliner flight had to be canceled because of a reported brake problem. this is the third mishap in three days. tuesday, a fuel leak was spotted minutes before takeoff in boston. monday, an electrical fire broke out on yet another 787 that had just landed. >>> take a look at this terrifying scene in australia. a family, including five...
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. >>> afghanistan's president, hamid karzai, will receive full military honors when he visits the pentagon this morning for a meeting with defense secretary leon panetta. he is expected they will -- or it's expected that they will discuss the american troop situation in afghanistan after the nato combat mission officially ends next year. tomorrow karzai meets with president obama. >>> all right, so it won't take long to cover the entire list of new inductees to baseball's hall of fame because there are none. one of the big reasons, of course, the steroid era. baseball writers voted to keep roger clemens, barry bonds and sammy sosa out of the hall of fame for now. i think the biggest injustice was to craig biggio. he came the closest. i think next year he'll get in. >>> check out this fan during last night's college basketball game. look, he shoved unlv guard anthony marshall after he stepped out of bounds chasing a loose ball. fortunately the ref was able to restrain marshall and the fan was escorted out of the building. >> not a good idea to shove the players. >> i was wondering if he was
. >>> afghanistan's president, hamid karzai, will receive full military honors when he visits the pentagon this morning for a meeting with defense secretary leon panetta. he is expected they will -- or it's expected that they will discuss the american troop situation in afghanistan after the nato combat mission officially ends next year. tomorrow karzai meets with president obama. >>> all right, so it won't take long to cover the entire list of new inductees to baseball's hall...
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>> the president also has an important visit with the afghan president hamid karzai. what do they hope to accomplish? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. they will have a bilateral meeting. you can already see the flag of afghanistan flying over the blair house. that is where he will be staying while here in washington. we're told by white house aides that they will be talking about security, political and the economic transition. that, of course, is very key as the u.s. looks to 2014 to withdrawing from afghanistan. they will be talking about what the u.s. footprint will look like in afghanistan after 2014. they will have their bilateral meeting and also a working lunch and then a joint press conference, wolf. >> we'll be watching that. thanks very much, dan lothian. >>> all right. this just coming in to "the situation room." new photos of a retired fbi agent who's been missing since 2007. robert levin son's family released the photos. he vanished while working as a private investigator while working in iran. there is a mirror and chains in view. the other shows him hol
>> the president also has an important visit with the afghan president hamid karzai. what do they hope to accomplish? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. they will have a bilateral meeting. you can already see the flag of afghanistan flying over the blair house. that is where he will be staying while here in washington. we're told by white house aides that they will be talking about security, political and the economic transition. that, of course, is very key as the u.s. looks to 2014...
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. >> afghan president hamid karzai went to the white house yesterday, announcing an agreement with president obama. according to that new deal, starting this spring, the mission of americans will be to train, advise, and assist. >> the reason we went to war in the first place is now within reach, ensuring that al-qaeda can never again use afghanistan to launch attacks against america. >> in this morning's weekly address, president obama discussed how he'll end the 11- year-long war in afghanistan. in the coming months, he'll announce the next phase of the u.s. troop drawdown. most, if not all american forces should be up by december 2014. more than 2000 americans have died in the afghan war. >>> the air force is preparing for stringent cutbacks if congress can't agree on a budget by march. the air force says noncritical flights will be grounded from late july through september, including air show improvements, base improvements cut back by 50% and widespread civilian furloughs will be instituted. the air force employs about 330,000 active duty service members and 143,000 civilians. >>> the n
. >> afghan president hamid karzai went to the white house yesterday, announcing an agreement with president obama. according to that new deal, starting this spring, the mission of americans will be to train, advise, and assist. >> the reason we went to war in the first place is now within reach, ensuring that al-qaeda can never again use afghanistan to launch attacks against america. >> in this morning's weekly address, president obama discussed how he'll end the 11-...
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president hamid karzai from afghanistan is in town. they will start their -- expanded meeting of the president, the vice president and the president of afghanistan with other cabinet members at 10:00 a.m. this morning. at 10:30 the president and president karzai go alone into the oval office. for a restricted meeting. at noon, the president and the vice president and president karzai continue their conversation over lunch. and at 1:15 p.m. this afternoon the president and president karzai will hold a joint news conference in the east room of the white house. i will be there with the white house press corps to see the two presidents. come back and get the latest from michael tomasky. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey, what do you say? good morning everybody. it is friday january 11. good to see you today. thank you for joining us on the "full court press." as we come to you live coast-to-coast from our studio here on capitol hill, bringing you the news of the day. giving. >> chance to sound off at 1-866-55-press. president obama has -- wil
president hamid karzai from afghanistan is in town. they will start their -- expanded meeting of the president, the vice president and the president of afghanistan with other cabinet members at 10:00 a.m. this morning. at 10:30 the president and president karzai go alone into the oval office. for a restricted meeting. at noon, the president and the vice president and president karzai continue their conversation over lunch. and at 1:15 p.m. this afternoon the president and president karzai will...
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karzai thursday and friday. aides say she's also meeting with staff behind the scenes. but when it compaes to her futu, says her friend and come democratic political analyst hillary rosen, clinton is not rushing any decisions. >> everybody for the next two years is going to talk to her about whether or not she's going to run for president. i think she's expecting that. i think she's grown, you know, quite a thick skin and kind of laughing it off and not feeling pressure to follow anybody else's timetable. >> reporter: but even if hillary clinton isn't planning to run in 2016, she can't afford to look weak or incapacitated right now. her aides indicate she's going to try to use every available minute in these last few weeks and make them count. wolf. >> let's hope for the best for her. we wish her only the best. glad to see her out and about. i thought she looks terrific today when she left her house. she seemed pretty excited about all those little gifts and all the welcoming back statements it. >> doctors and e
karzai thursday and friday. aides say she's also meeting with staff behind the scenes. but when it compaes to her futu, says her friend and come democratic political analyst hillary rosen, clinton is not rushing any decisions. >> everybody for the next two years is going to talk to her about whether or not she's going to run for president. i think she's expecting that. i think she's grown, you know, quite a thick skin and kind of laughing it off and not feeling pressure to follow anybody...
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this afternoon to take you to a press brief big the president and afghan president hamid karzai and it is how many troops will remain in afghanistan next year when the president has said that the war will be officially over. the u.s. troop withdrawal will occur and that is why we wanted to bring you the event live. right now there are 66,000 forces in afghanistan and so many questions about what the country will look like after the united states leaves since the war began more than 2,000 american service members have lost their lives and another 18,000 have been wounded. karzai's often been critical of the united states, but he wants forces to remain. he was at the pentagon yesterday meeting with leon panetta and met with with secretary clinton last night. u.s. officials are talking about a zero option after next year with no forces remaining behind in afghanistan. that is an area of concern for president karzai, because he would like a more robust force to help with the training of afghan forces there. kristen welker is at the white house at the east room awaiting the two leaders. kri
this afternoon to take you to a press brief big the president and afghan president hamid karzai and it is how many troops will remain in afghanistan next year when the president has said that the war will be officially over. the u.s. troop withdrawal will occur and that is why we wanted to bring you the event live. right now there are 66,000 forces in afghanistan and so many questions about what the country will look like after the united states leaves since the war began more than 2,000...